Gjábakkafjara

Vestmannaeyjabær, Southern Region, Iceland

No lifeguards listed

No photo of Gjábakkafjara yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 1 pm to 4 pm, sunset 5:36 pm

9 am
2.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor

10 am
3.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor

11 am
2.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor

12 pm
3.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Poor

1 pm
3.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Poor

2 pm
2.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor

3 pm
3.7
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor

4 pm
2.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor

5 pm
3.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 4°C40°F
Water: 9°C48°F
Wind: 106 km/hmph E
Gusts: 1610 km/hmph
Waves: 2.2 m7 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 78%
Sunset: 5:36 pm

Today

2.4Poor9 am1811

3.0Poor10 am1711

2.5Poor11 am138

3.2Poor12 pm128

3.9Poor1 pm95

2.8Poor2 pm85

3.7Poor3 pm1711

2.6Poor4 pm1912

3.2Poor5 pm85

Sat

4.1Fair9 am127

3.9Poor10 am106

4.0Fair11 am74

4.4Fair12 pm149

4.3Fair1 pm2214

4.0Fair2 pm2415

4.5Fair3 pm2616

4.8Fair4 pm2817

4.9Fair5 pm3119

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Low 9 am, -1.4 m4 ft
High 3 pm, 0.5 m1 ft
Low 10 pm, -1.5 m5 ft
High 4 am, 0.5 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

Sun2.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 21%
Mon4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 18%
Tue3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 27%
Wed2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 65%
Thu0.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 65 km/h40 mph, rain 91%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

LifeguardNone listed
Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 270 m900 ft. Fee not listed
Picnic tables260 m870 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town: 1.7 km1 miVestmannaeyjabær (town)
Nearest airport: 3 km2 miVestmannaeyjaflugvöllur (VEY)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Viðlagafjara0.9 km0.6 mi south-east away
3.5 Poor later
Stafsnes3.2 km2.0 mi west away
4.2 Fair later
Víkin4.7 km2.9 mi south away
3.5 Poor later
Landeyjasandur20 km13 mi north away
4.3 Fair later